May 20, 2008

Scott wins 5 MX GP motos in Italy

The Scott sponsored riders won 5 out of the 6 motos raced this week end during the Italian FIM motocross GP.
In the MX2 class, French rider Nicolas Aubin took the holeshot and won the first moto after a fight with KTM rider Tommy Searle. The second moto was dominated by current world champ Antonio Cairoli.
In the MX1 class, two Scott riders shared the moto wins, Seb Pourcel went 1 and 6, going 2 overall and German rider Max Nagl won the second moto.
Second round of the FIM Women World Championship was also held in Italy and saw the victory of Steffi Laier in both motos, the Kiwi rider Katherine Prumm went 2-2 even though she is suffering from a knee injury! The famous French rider Livia Lancelot finished 6-3 and is still on the top of the standings.

FIM Women Podium, Italian GP: Steffi Laier, Katherine Prumm, Larissa Papenmeier

Next round of the FIM MX world championship will take place in Mallory Park, Great Britain, on June the 1st.